The moment Elder Chen's question came out, the entire scene erupted in laughter.
Obviously, everyone's thoughts were similar to Elder Chen's. However, they didn't have any grudge against Dan Qian Palace, and Dan Qian Palace had always conducted themselves well, so even though the others thought the same, they hadn't said it aloud.
Elder Wuhen of the Carefree Sect had a strange smile playing at the corner of his lips, clearly happy to watch the show. He was curious to see what trick Jiang Chen was pulling.
Elder Tanlang of the Three Star Sect let out a cold laugh: "Yunnie, your Dan Qian Palace really should discipline its younger generation properly!"
"Indeed. If there's something wrong with this kid's head, it should be dealt with soon. Otherwise, once he's out, his nonsense will leak all the secrets of this ancient medicine garden!" Elder Wuhui of the Carefree Sect also spoke up.
Obviously, at this point, no one cared that Jiang Chen was the champion of the Phantom Wave Mountain Alchemy Genius Division. In fact, his status as champion only gave the others more motivation to suppress him.
Elder Xiangqian of the Great Saint Hall merely sneered in silence, clearly displeased with Jiang Chen's unfounded troublemaking. However, for the sake of the Ten Thousand Year Pill transaction, he couldn't openly berate him.
It was an elder of the Northern Dark Sect who smiled and said: "Come now, come now. The young man's head is overheated. Everyone, don't take it seriously. We should just leave as soon as possible."
As he spoke, the elder walked over to Elder Yunnie: "Brother Yunnie, apologize to everyone on our behalf, and let's just leave. This place always gives one the creeps."
Elder Yunnie was clearly stunned as well. He didn't know why the always-calm Jiang Chen would suddenly say something so outrageous.
These words were absolutely taboo among these powerhouses.
The treasures had already flowed into their pockets, and now Jiang Chen was suddenly talking about distribution. This was undoubtedly extremely taboo.
But Elder Yunnie was a protective type, and he certainly wouldn't berate Jiang Chen.
Instead, he smiled faintly: "It was just a young man's joke. Surely no one needs to take it seriously?"
Elder Chen of the Holy Sword Palace snorted coldly: "A joke? If he keeps making these kinds of jokes after leaving Phantom Wave Mountain, then it won't be just a simple joke!"
It seemed that Elder Chen had no intention of letting this go and planned to press the matter further.
Elder Tanlang also nodded: "I think saying such things absolutely cannot be considered a joke. He should be punished!"
"Right. If his Dan Qian Palace is unwilling to discipline him, the rest of us wouldn't mind helping out," Elder Wuhui also clamored.
Elder Yunnie frowned and looked toward Elder Xiangqian of the Great Saint Hall, hoping he would step in to smooth things over.
But Elder Xiangqian's expression remained indifferent. Clearly, he too was very bothered by Jiang Chen's words and had no intention of mediating.
However, Xiang Qin quietly whispered something to Elder Xiangqian. But Elder Xiangqian stared him down with a severe gaze.
It seemed Xiang Qin had tried to plead on Jiang Chen's behalf, but was sternly rejected by Elder Xiangqian.
It appeared that Jiang Chen's words had also crossed Elder Xiangqian's bottom line.
The people from Dan Qian Palace were also baffled. Besides Elder Yunnie, several elders looked at Jiang Chen with confusion, even showing some frustration at his failure to read the room.
Something that was supposed to make everyone happy — why did you have to run your mouth, Jiang Chen?
Mu Gaoqi and Ling Bi'er, on the other hand, supported Jiang Chen unconditionally. Although they didn't understand why he said these things, they had no intention of criticizing him.
Wang Han of the Holy Sword Palace wore an expression of someone enjoying the spectacle, not afraid of things getting bigger. Clearly, seeing Jiang Chen provoke everyone's fury, he was absolutely delighted.
But Jiang Chen's expression remained calm and detached.
The reason he hadn't spoken earlier was that he'd been observing everyone's reactions.
Only after he'd seen how each sect behaved did he smile faintly: "I don't want to waste words. I saw everything you just did. I'll say one thing — if you want to die, feel free to leave. Or, if you're confident you can cure the Mindbewildering Miasma's poison, you're welcome to leave as well."
The moment these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Mindbewildering Miasma?
Those three words were like a dark curse. Just hearing them sent chills down one's spine and drained the color from one's face.
"Jiang Chen, what do you mean?" Zhu Feiyang of the Three Star Sect shouted. "Don't think you can spout nonsense just because you're the alchemy champion."
Jiang Chen completely ignored Zhu Feiyang and said with an indifferent smile: "Originally, if the Earth-grade spiritual medicine could be distributed fairly, I had planned to inform everyone of this matter early on. Unfortunately, you insisted on listening to the Holy Sword Palace's slander and let my Dan Qian Palace suffer an unfair distribution of the Earth-grade spiritual medicine. Since you insisted on making the distribution rules by force, then I'm afraid I'll have to be domineering for once as well."
"Those who say I'm fearmongering can leave right now and treat my words as nothing but hot air. But I can assure you — you won't even last until you can leave Phantom Wave Mountain. You'll drop dead right here!"
A strange smile played at the corner of Jiang Chen's lips: "If you don't believe me, go ahead and probe your spiritual consciousness. See whether you've already been affected by the Mindbewildering Miasma on this island."
Although everyone thought he was fearmongering, some of the younger cultivators still did as Jiang Chen suggested and probed their own spiritual consciousness.
The moment they checked, their expressions changed dramatically. They discovered that their spiritual consciousness was surrounded by a faint layer of miasma!
The young people's reactions immediately drew the old monsters' attention.
One by one, they probed their own spiritual consciousness, and soon, looks of horror spread across the weathered faces of these powerhouses.